# NTSB Accident MIA99FA269
> **Piper PA-31P** · 1999-09-27 · LOUISVILLE, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99FA269
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19825
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-27
- **Location:** LOUISVILLE, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.120895, -89.049324
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31P
- **Registration:** N100EE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's disregard for the published minimum descent altitude resulting in tree contact and separation of 51 inches of the left wing.  Findings in the investigation were the pilot's two failures of the ATP checkride in a multiengine airplane.

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